This study aims to assess the biomechanical properties of a novel fixation system (named AFRIF) and to compare it with other five different fixation techniques for quadrilateral plate fractures. This in vitro biomechanical experiment has shown that the multidirectional titanium fixation (MTF) and pelvic brim long screws fixation (PBSF) provided the strongest fixation for quadrilateral plate fra...

A bilateral talar body fracture-dislocation in a 29-year-old multitrauma patient is presented. There was a comminuted fracture associated with an ankle, subtalar and talonavicular subluxation on the right lower limb and an open fracture with complete dislocation of the body of talus on the left side. We performed a minimal invasive reduction and stabilization of the fractures with the use of K-...

introduction lunate fracture is a rare injury. most reports are associated with other wrist injuries such as perilunate dislocation and distal radius fracture. isolated lunate fracture has been reported even more rarely. the choice of treatment and outcomes are consequently undetermined. case presentation in this case report we will describe a lunate avulsion fracture as an isolated injury afte...

Figure 4 –Typical failures of the plugged (left), screw only (center) and unplugged (right) comparison groups. Can Fatigue Strength of Locking Plates be Improved by Plugging the Unfilled Screw Holes in Comminuted Supracondylar Femur Fractures McDonald, E; Firoozabadi, R; Nguyen, TQ; Buckley, J.M; +Kandemir, U +Biomechanical Testing Facility, UCSF/SFGH Orthopaedic Trauma, University of Californi...

This paper describes orthopedic surgical planning based on the integration of RE and RP. Using symmetrical characteristics of the human body, CAD data of the original bone without damages for the injured extent are generated from a mirror transformation of undamaged bone data for the uninjured extent. The physical model before the injury is manufactured from RP apparatus. Surgical planning, suc...

Ulnar nerve palsy subsequent to a fracture of the distal radius is extremely rare compared to a median nerve injury. The lesion tends to occur in younger patents with a high-energy mechanism of injury and a severe injury pattern consisting of wide displacement, comminution, combined distal ulnar fracture and open fracture. The mechanism of injury can contribute to a direct contusion and tractio...